In this episode of Flor Unmuted, Flor Olvera sits down with former State Controller and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Betty Yee for a policy-focused conversation about California’s future.

The discussion explores the scope of a governor’s authority in relation to federal immigration enforcement, the limits of sanctuary state policy, and what state leadership can realistically do when federal decisions impact local communities.

They also discuss water sustainability and agricultural policy in the Central Valley, air quality and public health, oil and energy transition planning, artificial intelligence and workforce disruption, data center infrastructure, healthcare access in rural regions, and affordability challenges facing working families across the state.

Yee outlines her year-one priorities, her approach to economic resilience, and how she views long-term environmental and workforce transitions in California.

This episode is part of Flor Unmuted’s ongoing candidate conversation series ahead of the 2026 election cycle, focused on substance, policy, and accountability.

In this solo episode, Flor reflects on how power and proximity shape the justice system, even when procedures are followed.

This is not a dismissal of mental health care or an accusation of wrongdoing. It is a thoughtful examination of how access, media framing, and institutional caution can shift focus away from the people most affected, including children and family safety.

A conversation about accountability, compassion, and who the system centers first when influence is involved.

In this episode of Flor Unmuted, immigration attorney Raj Singh breaks down what immigration enforcement actually looks like under the Trump administration in 2025 — from ICE street pickups in Bakersfield to people being quietly transferred to detention centers in Texas and Louisiana.

We talk about disappearing due process, fired immigration judges, blocked bond hearings, and why attorneys are suddenly limited in how they can represent their clients. Raj explains how people detained in California end up in the Fifth Circuit, where the laws are harsher and the chances of winning a case drop dramatically.

We also bring the conversation home to the Central Valley: 17,000 commercial trucking licenses revoked, immigrant drivers sidelined, and local trucking companies — many in communities that voted for Trump — now facing financial collapse. Raj unpacks how these federal rules collide with California’s agriculture-driven economy and what this means for farmworkers, truckers, and food supply chains.

This episode covers ICE raids, immigration courts, denaturalization attempts, constitutional erosion, and the economic fallout hitting Kern County right now.

If you care about immigration, democracy, the Central Valley, or simply understanding what’s happening behind the headlines, this conversation is essential.